Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-02-04

| u: IL. feater is digging another well on
his claim.
There have been no cases of sun stroke
during the past week.
Go to II. H. Days, Bismarck, for Jew
elry, watches, repairing, etc.
Oscar II. Wills Northwestern grown
Seeds, Trees and Plants. Bismarck
Greenhouse
The bill removing the United States
Court from Ynnkton to Mitchell passed
the house by large majority.
r. L. Durant & Co., Wholesale and re-
tail booksellers and stationcrs, wall paper
and music dealers. Bismarck, Oak.
Several houses near Hoskins, during
the absence Of their owners, were recently
broken into and robbed Of provisions and
other property.
1t is rumorcd that ere the roses bloom
a young man and maiden who were
among the first settlers in this part of the
county will wed.
The ground hog came out of his hole,
according to program the snow filled
the hole before he could get back, and
the <. h. died on the prairie.
Taxes become delinquent Feb. Z; but,
according to the new law, only the inter
est Of l per cent Il month is added, until
July l, when the penalty attaches.
The Northern Pacific will furnish seed
wheat to Dakota farmers Lying west of
jamestown in the country tributary to its
line, to be repaid bushcl for bushel this fall.
fBorn-Saturday evening, Jan. 20, to
Mr. and Mrs VIM. NJ. Derr, of Williams
| port township, daughter. No Demo
cratic vote there, Will. But perhaps, by
the time the young lady reaches 21, the
women will be voting.
Mr.. George Vanderpool, of Titfin, Ohio,
places us under obligation for copy of
the Cincinnati Graphic News containing
a number of wcll-cxecuted Illustrations
| of the scenes at the recent terrible rail
road wreck and holocaust near Titfin.
Fargo Argus: Farmers generally in
form the Argus that the present fall of
snow will be a great benefit to the land,
which was so dry when it froze up that
most Of the moisture coming from the
snow in the spring will be Immediately
absorbed.
A young man living few miles from
| Wllliamsport has team of peculiar
horses. Blindfold 'em, loosen the reins,
and they'll trot away from town toward
the s. w. This is the more strange, too,
because the young man doesn't live III
that direction.
Messrs. John McCrory, of Winona, and
Walker Robinson, of Horsehead, came
over from the river last Thursday, and
departed on their return Tuesday morn
ing, with some seed barley purchased in
the Williamsport neshborhood.
Some of the citizens near Red Lake are
having fine sport catching fish through
air-ho in the ice. Mr.. Fred Crouch
took in bagful Of fine fish one day this
week. Napoleon Homestead Red Lake
is in Logan county, about twenty five
miles from Williamsport.
y Exchange There was once upon a
time man who thought HIM wondrous
wise he swore by all the tabled gods
he'd never advertise. But the goods
were advertised ere long and thereby
hangs tale The "ad' was set in little
type and headed ''Sheriff's Sale"
1t is hardly necessary to call the attcn-
tion of our citizens to the fact that the
drug house of Dunn & Co., opposite the
Sheridan House, Bismarck, keeps on
hand at all times large stock of fresh
and pure drugs, which will be sold at the
lowest prices. Give the firm call and
be convinced of the fact.
In this nelghborhood, last season, our
farmers found that, Notwithstanding the
prolonged drought, the grain was good
wherever the snow of the previous winter
had banked up. AS the ground this win.
ter is deeply covered every where, it would
seem to indicate that the coming crop
ecaSOu WILL Ut Ouc VI VIC UcSI DdkOla ua6
yet experienced. ...
Bismarck Tribune: Gentlemen who
read the Eastern papers will observe that
in the States the people, the railroad op-
orators, and also the legislators, are
troubled by snow and wind. Let US all
rejoice that we are in Dakota, near its
heart (and geographical center), and quite
comfortable, although we do occasionally
feel a GOODNESS gliding over from the
frozen East and chilly South.
Some time ago the RECORD related that
a young man in Emmons County who
went to see his best girl was headed off
on his return, by blizzard, and COM
pelled to remain at the lady's home for
three days. This went the rounds of the
newspaper outsides and patent innards,
until at length it reached Gotham, and
the World publishes it with the addition {:
/. $50 the minister was called IN and the
two young people were united"
Mr.. John Goughnour, of Buchanan,
visited the county seat one day last week.
! 'Jack'' has become firm believer In the
principle Of dehornlng. He has procured
MI. Haaf's boob, and is about to send for
the Haaf dehorning tools. He says the
horns must oil come off of his animals.
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